CHERYL HAS A KNACK FOR ENGAGING STUDENTS AND GETTING THEM EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING! IN DECEMBER 2015, CHERYL VISITED A SCHOOL IN BROOKLYN AND GOT STUDENTS TO APPRECIATE THEIR OWN FAMILY HISTORY AS WELL AS THE POWERFUL LEGACY OF ENSLAVED AFRICANS IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CIVIL WAR ERA. CHERYL’S STORY ABOUT HER GREAT-GREAT-GREAT GRANDPA SANDY’S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM DURING THE CIVIL WAR MADE CHILDREN LEAP FROM THEIR SEATS – EAGER TO ANSWER HER DETAILED QUESTIONS! CHERYL ALSO TOOK THE TIME TO GREET EVERY STUDENT AND SIGNED EACH AND EVERY BOOK FOR HUNDREDS OF EXCITED STUDENTS!